Stellar season debut for OGC trampoline and tumbling team
Several athletes land on podium in Burnaby
The trampoline and tumbling team from Okanagan Gymnastics Centre competed in Burnaby this past weekend for their first competition and trials of the 2018 season.
The team of 13 athletes and their coaches Jamie Gardner, Rachel Stone and Emily Welsh made the trip to the Lower Mainland. The national-level athletes used this event as their first trials to make Team BC to attend Canadian Championships, while provinciallevel athletes are trying to qualify for the Western Canada Cup.
Max Vandenberg competed in Level 4 and finished first in trampoline.
Jacob Kochylema competed in Level 2 double mini and also took top spot on the podium.
Nate Banner won a silver medal in Level 3 double mini trampoline.
Ethan Scott finished in first place in Level 3 tumbling.
Janiah Harris had a third-place finish in Level 5 trampoline and also earned a gold medal in Level 3 tumbling, while Seija Bishop finished second in the same category.
Eric Scott competed in the Level 1 category and finished fifth and sixth on trampoline and double mini trampoline, respectively, in his very first competition.
Claudia Clark also competed in her first competition, finishing 13th on double mini trampoline in Level 1.
Travis Towers, who lives in Vernon and commutes to Kelowna for training, finished second in Level 6 double mini trampoline and third in individual trampoline.
Jordan Yendley finished first in double mini and second in trampoline.